too much going on ...

Rating: 6/10 (22 July 2014)

The movie is solid and a very entertaining action flick. But it falls short on characters, not because there is too little plot but because there is too much cramped into the whole thing. And considering they are planning a sequel, I question why they didn't go for a trilogy in the first place. The story arc is compelling and the character development could be intriguing if it got some room to play out. But like it is, everything feels rushed and half baked. It's pretty much like Ender's Game. For me a great movie has time to show action, tell a good story and let characters engage the viewers thru the relationships between them - if they can't do it in 1 movie than go ahead and make it 2 or 3 movies. But when you go for such a first part and then try to sell me a sequel, I feel short changed.